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Amend CSSB 694 (house committee report) as follows:

(1) In SECTION 9 of the bill, in added Section 1956.034(b), Occupations Code (page 11, lines 18 and 19), strike "request of a peace officer" and substitute "receipt of a request".

(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber the remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. Section 1956.035, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1956.035. INSPECTION OF RECORDS [~~BY PEACE OFFICER~~]. (a) On request, a metal recycling entity shall permit a peace officer of this state, a representative of the department, or a representative of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision that issues a license or permit under Section 1956.003(b) to inspect, during the entity's usual business hours:

(1) a record required by Section 1956.033; or

(2) regulated material in the entity's possession.

(b) The person seeking to inspect a record or material [~~inspecting officer~~] shall:

(1) inform the entity of the officer's status as a peace officer; or

(2) if the person is a representative of the department or a representative of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision, inform the entity of the person's status and display to the entity an indentification document or other appropriate documentation establishing the person's status as a representative of the department or of the appropriate county, municipality, or political subdivision.